Lines of Plenty by taffy

Lines of Plenty

BW book club this week is about the 'normalcy' of b&w to show day to day life, still life, and so forth. When I saw these at Costco, I was struck by how these oversized trolleys/carts symbolize such excess that we find in the 'big box' stores. But also how taken for granted it is to shop there (I was there to get a roasted chicken for a quick dinner tomorrow as it will be a 13 hour work day). And in the end, processing them in black and white with all the lines and squares, they become something else entirely -- to me, sort of industrial art. Loving the way the bw book club has me thinking differently about the photos I'm taking.
Singing fish in my main album - http://365project.org/taffy/365/2014-02-04
Great spot and processing Taffy!
February 5th, 2014  
What a great example of the book's descriptions on normalcy and your interpretation, well played out!
February 5th, 2014  
Wow! Easy fav! I love lines!! Great shot :)
February 5th, 2014  
wonderful eye to see this opp...love those lines and processing ..Faved!
February 5th, 2014  
Great lines
February 5th, 2014  
Putting this in my favorites. Months back I posted a shot of carts lined up like these are -- a shot I still like, but the B&W here and the vertical lines in your background are particularly striking. Bravo.
February 5th, 2014  
Who would of thought shopping trolleys would make for such an impressive image. Fabulous!
February 5th, 2014  
Great photo! You have a great eye
February 5th, 2014  
This is terrific. I particularly love the currugated background. It adds so much to the overall image
February 5th, 2014  
Very graphic. Great explanation!
February 5th, 2014  
luv the lines and the black & white photo of it
February 5th, 2014  
Nice lines
February 5th, 2014  
Composition and tones...Wow!
February 5th, 2014  
I love this! Great in b&w highlights all the lines and id very dramatic
February 5th, 2014  
cool lines
February 5th, 2014  
fav. Cool subject, cool processing. Love that you composed the shot in a way that there's a lot of those vertical lines in the frame.
February 5th, 2014  
Very cool image! Your B&W photos are getting very powerful!
February 5th, 2014  
Taffy this is a wonderful choice for the theme and I think black and white makes for a more powerful image than colour. Love the lines, so well spotted.
February 5th, 2014  
I love this photo. The lines all look fantastic in bw. I also really like the explanation you've given - its making me want to join the book club!
February 5th, 2014  
I really like this one.
February 5th, 2014  
Great shot, lovin your bookclub shots too, all so awesome!
February 5th, 2014  
You made shopping trolleys look great, wonderful shot
February 5th, 2014  
Truely unique shot and processing for the reasons you mentioned, industrial art at it´s best, love the different lines here, fav
February 5th, 2014  
Awesome image, super processing, cool find, great eye!
February 5th, 2014  
Saw this on trending and KNEW it was you! Love the lines,the pov...awesome
February 5th, 2014  
Great composition - I agree about the industrial art aspect. Great lines and processing
February 5th, 2014  
Well spotted. Very beautiful capture of all those lines.
February 5th, 2014  
Absolutely love it. Great shot. Fav
February 5th, 2014  
Really nice. I love all the lines. Great processing!
February 5th, 2014  
Sometimes you see something and its just right, super shot
February 5th, 2014  
Just love all those lines. I'm finding the same thing with the book club - going to learn a lot this month I think
February 5th, 2014  
Nice capture
February 5th, 2014  
Wow what a neat way to look at an everyday object!
February 5th, 2014  
The way you captured the lines is fanastic (almost makes me dizzy!) Fav.
February 5th, 2014  
Love this-lines, geometry
February 5th, 2014  
Very cool, great lines indeed :-)
February 5th, 2014  
Love this! All those lines, and the use of B+W makes this a fave for me
February 5th, 2014  
This is awesome!!!! Good eye!
February 5th, 2014  
Fantastic lines! I like it.
February 5th, 2014  
Good eye! A fine subject for a graphic B&W.
February 5th, 2014  
Wow, industrial art is the right term. Fantastic eye you have. You are inspiring me to join the BW club even though I don't have the book.
February 5th, 2014  
Great use of lines and shapes!As Kiran said Fine industrial art!
February 5th, 2014  
This is such a strong image. Fav.
February 5th, 2014  
Excellent shot!
February 5th, 2014  
fab lines
February 5th, 2014  
I love all the lines and patterns.
February 5th, 2014  
love the lines!
February 5th, 2014  
Wow, this is stunning! Perfect lines and b&w processing!
February 5th, 2014  
Oooo lines and contrast love it
February 5th, 2014  
I love the lines at the top contrasting with the lines of the trollies. Works so well in B&W
February 5th, 2014  
This works fabulously well in b&w, with great patterns. Had never heard of Costco till I was in Canada last year, when I stocked up with all manner of things!
February 5th, 2014  
great eye! makes me think of Warhol for some reason. Fav
February 5th, 2014  
A great capture for B&W. Don't think it would be as eye catching otherwise.
February 5th, 2014  
Wow, lines everywhere, awesome shot
February 5th, 2014  
Great use of lines.
February 5th, 2014  
Great lines and pattern.
February 5th, 2014  
Taffy, you have a fabulous eye for taking an everyday object and turning it into an artful image! Great composition and repetition of lines! Fav!
February 5th, 2014  
What a great find!! Amazing lines and excellent processing to make them shine! Fav!
February 5th, 2014  
great patterns and b&w shot
February 5th, 2014  
This is such a brilliant shopping trolley photo - you really have turned it in to industrial art. FAV
February 5th, 2014  
Excellent composition!
February 6th, 2014  
Where does the line start?¿?
February 6th, 2014  
This works so well, Very strong lines.
February 6th, 2014  
The lines are wonderful, you nailed it!
February 6th, 2014  
Nice lines and composition.
February 6th, 2014  
Love all the lines.
February 6th, 2014  
Wonderful B&W image Taffy! Great lines and I love your description which helps us to understand your thinking! Congrats on PP - well deserved! Fav from me. I seem to be a day out in commenting! It must be these strong pain killers! Lol!
February 6th, 2014  
Wow! A marvellous photograph and worthy of the PP. Fav from me.
February 6th, 2014  
@steampowered @pamknowler Thanks Paul and Pam! I really value your opinions so appreciate the favs a lot! I was quite happy with this -- especially given that it was so unexpected to find something to photograph there -- I had my camera with me fortunately.
February 6th, 2014  
Vee
Great lines and BW processing! Fav!
February 6th, 2014  
Superb, love the composition, the b&w processing and regularity in this shot
February 6th, 2014  
Industrial art hits at it exactly! Great lines and angles, and the silver sheen is fantastic.
February 6th, 2014  
Absolutely brilliant! The lines, patterns, composition, processing. Fantastic shot
February 6th, 2014  
Fantastic patterns and lines
February 6th, 2014  
Ooh, very cool. Love all the lines and the metallic glow. Fav
February 6th, 2014  
Now I see what your comment meant yesterday! I was trying to figure how that related to the fish head shot! This is a really strong shot- lots of energy passing back and forth with all those lines.
February 7th, 2014  
@olivetreeann Hahaha! That must have seemed like a really strange comment, then! Thanks for the kind comments on my shot.
February 7th, 2014  
oh-missed this cool shot-fav:)
February 7th, 2014  
I saw this one the other day and forgot to come by to fav and say how much I just love, love, love this with the lines, the contrasts, the mundane subject. The composition is spectacular.
February 7th, 2014  
Incredible geometry and repetition of line. I'm loving your b&w series, Taffy. FAV
February 7th, 2014  
terrific leading lines congrats on PP!
February 7th, 2014  
only a good photographer can spot a great pic in a supermarket!
February 13th, 2014  
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